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Striped Lynx Spider (Oxyopes salticus)Observer
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Striped Lynx Spider (Oxyopes salticus) Duffy Woods Palos Chicago Cook County IL June 2018 Week #25 Jeff Skrentny IMG_4505
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
sanguinaria33Description
Was being harassed unmercifully by three blue jays
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Myrtle Warbler (Setophaga coronata ssp. coronata)Observer
molanicDescription
Many Myrtle Warblers seen the past few days.
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Grapevine Epimenis Moth (Psychomorpha epimenis)Observer
lpodes852Description
Grapevine Epimenis Moth - very tiny
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
cattoepickerDescription
I love seeing them together!
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
gambolingquailDescription
Was calling and with a mate.
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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Observer
annechughesDescription
The last shot is a red tailed hawk attacking the owl
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Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)Observer
annechughesDescription
the glass lizard moved to fast to photograph, but this was the trail it left behind
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Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
Long-eared Owl (relaxed posture) DuPage CO IL January 2011 Jeff Skrentny FB1221 IMG_1289
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Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)Observer
molanicDescription
Saw two flying around together.
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Greater Ant-mimic Corinne Spider (Phrurotimpus borealis)Observer
swheadsDescription
Female guarding egg sac. Found under loose bark of rotting hackberry log.
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American Mink (Neogale vison)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
American Mink (Neovison vison) LaBagh Woods Chicago Cook County IL September 2017 Week #38 Jeff Skrentny IMG_0223
American Mink (Neovison vison) LaBagh Woods Chicago Cook County IL September 2017 Week #38 Jeff Skrentny IMG_0218
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Observer
sanguinaria33Description
Saw the female first; after a u-turn to get a better photo, the male landed on the same wire
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Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)Observer
molanicDescription
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
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Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Ramosomyia violiceps)Observer
finaticDescription
Santa Cruz County, Arizona, US
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Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)Observer
cabinfever65Description
Scared the heck out of me working on cable lines 👀😊I was about 1' away with my iPhone. They often nest in our riser guard and power supply housings. They love to chew through our mainline cable also.
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Stearns' Sea Spider (Pycnogonum stearnsi)Observer
kuedaDescription
The sea spider Pycnogonum stearnsi feeding on a very small brooding anemone while clutching the nudibranch Aegires albopunctatus. I don't think this sea spider regularly attacks nudibranchs, so I think it was just looking for something to hold on to.
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Table, Elkhorn, and Staghorn Corals (Genus Acropora)Observer
richardlingDescription
A diver swims above a forest of branching Acropora coral
